| apode | Origin: Gr, footless; priv. +, foot. <zoology> One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; especially. One of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet. The bird of paradise formerly had the name Paradisea apoda, being supposed to have no feet, as these were wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East Indies. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| apodeme | <zoology> One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea. Origin: Pref. Apo- + Gr. Body. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apodemialgia | Wanderlust; longing to get away from home or to travel. Compare: nostalgia. Origin: G. Apodemia, being away from home, + algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| apodes | <zoology> An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels. A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See Apneumona. Origin: NL, masc. Pl. See Apoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |